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2nd Annual Alumni Tax Prep Event

February 18, 2019
With tax season here, many young people face challenges in understanding taxes and how to file theirs. To help, Andrea Jack of D&P Financial Services and her team led Hopeworks’ 2nd Annual Tax Prep event for Alumni at our office. The firm practices in the areas of tax preparation, accounting, bookkeeping, budgeting, and tax planning, […]
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New Projects in Web

January 16, 2019
At Hopeworks, our web team develops quality interactive websites for our clients. Our recent accomplishments include Reconnect Brooklyn, an organization that provides young men with the tools to become successful as they build job skills and reconnect them with education. Prior to working with Hopeworks, Reconnect Brooklyn was dissatisfied with their Squarespace experience so they […]
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Slalom Consulting and Hopeworks Camden Partnership

January 16, 2019
Throughout the months of December and January, visitors may notice some unfamiliar faces at Slalom’s Center City office -- a team of Camden youth, working on terminals right alongside highly-trained consulting professionals! The youth are not at Slalom for a tour, a mock interview, or a career day. Instead, thanks to the vision of Slalom’s […]
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Uplift Solutions Philly Food Rescue Brings Food to Hopeworks

December 17, 2018
Often, as youth at Hopeworks work to learn HTML, CSS, Javascript, ArcGIS, or other technologies, the technical complexity of the work can be challenging. Other times, the demands of balancing clients, production targets, and learning professional skills while on the job at Hopeworks can be daunting even to the most ambitious youth associate at Hopeworks. […]
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Hopeworks Alumna at the National Youth Employment Coalition Conference

December 14, 2018
This year, Amber Williams, a Hopeworks alumna and CRIB resident attended the National Youth Employment Coalition Conference held in Washington D.C. There she was able to participate in various panel discussions and provide a youth perspective on the challenges of gaining employment. During the breakout sessions, Amber learned valuable information about youth and workforce development […]
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From Trainee to Youth Training Specialist

December 14, 2018
Meet Yanlexis Arizaga, she is our newest youth training specialist at Hopeworks. Yanlexis began her journey at Hopeworks in September of 2017. Within months she had developed technical skills as well as professional etiquette that allowed her to smoothly transition from training, to internships, into her new role on the Hopeworks staff. Her responsibilities now […]
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Center for Family Services Internet Essentials Collab

December 14, 2018
In collaboration with Center for Family Services and Comcast Internet Essentials, Hopeworks was able to host a basic internet training program for community members at its facility. Annette Johnson, a Hopeworks youth, led the 2-week training. Annette was able to teach various modules such as typing, resume creation, internet safety, and job application submission. Her […]
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State Street Update!

November 16, 2018
Although we are no longer directly located in North Camden, we still are very much connected to State Street through our CRIB and our Esperanza Community Garden! The Garden has had a very busy season. There was a fun Halloween celebration for the community in late October, which included a candy hunt for the kids […]
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Taylor Davis is New Academic Success Coach!

November 15, 2018
We are excited to welcome Taylor Davis as Hopeworks’ new Academic Success Coach! Taylor previously worked at SERV as a prevention specialist, where she held workshops and developed curriculum for youth spanning in age from high school into early adulthood. She worked to educate youth on how to avoid interpersonal violence in their lives, hopefully […]
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A Great Night for Hopeworks – and Camden Youth!

October 19, 2018
On Thursday, October 11, 2018, dignitaries from all over the region gathered at the Adventure Aquarium for Hopeworks Annual Gala honoring Camden Police Chief J. Scott Thomson with this year’s Hopebuilder Award, recognizing the tremendous leadership Chief Thomson has demonstrated in helping Camden become a safer city. Just honoring Chief Thomson, however, was not the […]
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